Ja Morant's punishment might cost him up to $50 million.

[{"selector":"#anim-cdeb5613-36df-4c38-942e-dd6710b96357 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0a58fd6d-934b-4777-a3ab-1ee8b1c77003","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6be9f1ee-841c-450e-86d0-f18f531e740d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d7fff20c-1bec-42df-9620-2a247ae7b940","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-120%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Contract, incentive, and sponsorship losses will result from Ja Morant's 25-game NBA suspension.

[{"selector":"#anim-e649c54c-abf8-404d-b5e1-a822803f1a64 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b648dd83-239a-42ce-8c9a-dfaef1824d40","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b5a1d41f-b0d3-41b3-8570-4a46d6f5b8fe","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-33b7a81e-d453-41e6-aa81-ce8eb8c327a2","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-120%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] For the 2023-2024 NBA season, Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant was suspended for 25 games. In addition to the ban, Morant must complete a League program.

[{"selector":"#anim-b0aa7c07-5f95-47c7-861f-9963ea44c8fd [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-39486f9c-b1f4-49b3-a29a-dd35074e4393","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0e6f3efe-3d3f-4cde-a439-1d3447725c66","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ef462f37-3d0d-4679-b191-1430b5ec9dff","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-120%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] According to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, the player will "be required to formulate and fulfill a program with the league that directly addresses the circumstances that led him to repeat this destructive behavior."

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[{"selector":"#anim-763365de-b913-4000-b414-386524e22509 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-49e014b0-22b0-4755-a19b-aa966c887d6f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b531b38a-346b-43e8-8a76-404a69c21826","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-033b1a83-9b37-4ea3-be24-5e951b969758","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-120%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Last year, Morant signed a five-year rookie maximum agreement that raised his 2023-24 salary to $33.5 million. His pay will now be roughly $25.9 million due to repeating the same mistake.

[{"selector":"#anim-d8c92b11-c22c-4ebf-9d24-0da05748ba0a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b6271d8c-a708-4669-8e95-dbf08988d1c2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2810117b-2830-4d6b-8e95-f93aeea4e59d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-19ac4a91-ee69-4760-8fc9-38f87d9a0289","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-120%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Morant will lose $7.6 million for his 25-game suspension without pay. Memphis' guard lost $668,659 the first time he revealed his gun in the Instagram video, according to ESPN's Bobby Marks.

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